Cholesterol versus Inflammation as Cause of Chronic Diseases

Nutrients. 2019 Oct 1;11(10):2332. doi: 10.3390/nu11102332.

Abstract

Tsoupras and colleagues have postulated, in a recent review in Nutrients, that the key to reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease is to control the activities of inflammatory mediators such as platelet-activating factor (PAF) by diet, exercise, and healthy lifestyle choices [...].

Keywords: Chronic disease; cardiovascular; cholesterol; diet; inflammation; statin.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cholesterol*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Exercise
  • Humans
  • Inflammation*
  • Platelet Activating Factor

Substances

  • Platelet Activating Factor
  • Cholesterol